Drive-cage for live stock.



N0. 688,8l8. Patented D60. [7, mm. W. H. BAKER. DBlV E CAGE FOR LlVESTUCK.

(Applica tion flled July 5, IQOL) (No Model.)

NITED STATES PATENT rricn.

WILLIAM H. BAKER, or TIFFIN, oHIo.

DRIVE-GAG E FO R LIVE STOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 688,818, dated December17, 1901- Application filed July 5,1901. Serial No. 67,187. (No model.)

' live stock, by means of whichlive stock, such as cattle, may beconfined and controlled while being driven from one place to another;and it consists in the peculiar construction and combination of deviceshereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

In the accompaning drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of adrivecage constructed in accordance with my invention with-a part of thenear side thereof removed. Fig. 2 is a partial top plan view showing therear portion of the cage.

In the embodiment of my invention here shown I provide a central archframe 1, which is preferably of the form of an inverted U. To thestandards 2 of the said central arch frames near the lower ends of thestandards,

are secured spindles 3, on which are mounted supporting-wheels 4:. Sidebars 5 are secured on the outer sides of the standards 2, and to thefront ends of the said side bars is attached a cross-bar 6. A similarcross-bar 7 is attached to the said side bars at a suitable distance inrear of the cross-bar 6, and a draft pole or tongue Sis secured on saidcross-bars 6 '7. A front arch frame 9, which is substantially of thesame construction as the center arch frame 1, has-its standards attachedto the side bars 5 at a point immediately in rear ofthe cross-bar 7. Thestandards of the front arch frame are further connected together byhorizontally-disposed bars 10, which form the front side of the cage. Avertical bar 11 has its upper end secured to the center of the cross-bar12, which forms the top of the front arch frame 9, and said bar 11 isdisposed immediately in rear of the bar 7 and has its lower endconnected to the front ends of the side bars 5 and to the ends of thecross-bar 6 by braces 13.

Between the rear ends of the side bars 5 is secured a rear arch frame14, which is similar to the central arch frame 1 in construction. Thestandards of the arch frames 1, 9,

and 14 are connected together by bars 15, which are horizontally andlongitudinally disposed, as shown, and form the sides of the cage. Therear arch frame 14. has a gate 16, hinged thereto at one side, as at 17,and suitable means, here shown as hooks 18, are provided for locking thesaid gate when closed. A brace-rod 19 connects the central portion ofthe arch frames. Under the said brace-rods is swung a partition frame20, which divides the cage into two stalls. The cage, as will beunderstood, may be made of any desired width and may be provided withany desired number of partitions in order to provide the cage with anydesired number of stalls. The cage is bottomless, and cattle may bedriven into the same through the rear end thereof when the gate is open,and the gate being then closed the cattle will then be confined withinthe cage, as will be understood. Across the rear end of each stall is astrap or other suitable device 21 for confining the cattle in the stallsand preventing them from backing out of the stalls. As here shown, thestraps 21 are provided with suit.- able snap-hooks 22 to engage keepers23, with which the partitions and the sides of the cage are provided. Ateam being harnessed to the cage, the same may be readily driven fromone point to another, and the animals in the cage While being drivenwill be confined by the cage and kept completely under the control ofthe driver. In practice I attach a light two-wheel vehicle to the rearend of the cage and drive the team from the said vehicle.

It will be understood that suitable thills may be substituted for thedraft-tongue.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. A bottomless drive cagemounted on wheels and having a draft element, said cage havingarchframes connectingthe sides thereof, a longitudinally-disposed brace-rodconnecting said arch frames, a partition-frame, swung from the saidbrace-rod and dividing the said cage into stalls, and a gate at the rearend of said cage, substantially as described.

2. A bottomless drive cage mounted on wheels and provided with a draftelement, a gate at the rear end of the cage, and stalls in the frontportion of the cage and opening at their rear ends into the rear portionof the cage, each of said stalls having at its rear animals in saidstalls from backing out of end, means to prevent an animal in said stallthem, substantially as described.

from backing, out thereof, said stalls prevent- In testimony that Iclaim the foregoing as ing the animals therein from ltnrnii'ig, snbmyown I have hereto affixed my signature in 5 stantially as described. thepresence of two Witnesses.

3. A bottomless drivecage mounted on WILLIAM H. BAKER.

wheels and having a draft element, said cage having a gate at its rearend, a plurality of Witnesses: stalls within said cage, facingforwardly, and JAMES H. PLATT, IO means at the rear end of the stalls toprevent IRA CADWALLADER.

